Dwan M. McMurrian

Dwan Gothard McMurrian December 24, 1979-April 11, 2023 Dwan Michelle Gothard McMurrian of Texarkana, Texas was born on December 24, 1979 in Texarkana, Arkansas. She passed from this life and went to be with the Lord at the age of 43, on April 11, 2023. Dwan was born on Christmas Eve to Deb and Don Gothard. At age 11, Richard Garland came into her life as a bonus dad and later became known as “Pops” to her. Dwan loved spending time with her daughter Madi, family and friends. Her hobbies included skydiving and riding motorcycles. She has always been a beautiful, intelligent, caring and hardworking person. She graduated Ashdown High School a year early in 1997. Dwan had a love for nursing which she began at the age of 18 when she graduated with a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) degree at Cossatot Community School in 1998. Dwan worked as an LPN at Arkansas Renal Systems in Conway, AR from 2000-2010 while continuing her education in nursing. Dwan studied General Studies at University of Central Arkansas then went on to receive her Registered Nurse (RN) degree at the University of Arkansas Community College in Morrilton, AR in 2010. She continued her studies at the University of Little Rock where she earned a Bachelor of Health Science in 2011. Dwan then moved to Texarkana where she worked at Vamana Dialysis, Heritage Home Health & Hospice, and Gentiva Hospice. In October 2020, Dwan started working for Christus Saint Michael Rehabilitation Hospital where she recently earned Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) which shows her dedication, expertise and knowledge of the rehabilitation specialty. Left to cherish her memories are her husband, Braden McMurrian and her daughter Madison (Madi) Alexander of Mayflower, AR. and her parents Deb and Richard Garland of Richmond, AR. She leaves behind one stepson, Ryker McMurrian and her brothers, Donny Gothard of Sealy, Texas and Kevin Harrison of Katy, Texas. She is preceded in death by her father, Herbert Don Gothard, Jr., her grandparents who loved her dearly: Virginia Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rainer of Ashdown and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Don Gothard, Sr. of Texas. A celebration of Dwan’s life will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023 at Richmond United Methodist Church, 935 Little River 17, Ashdown, AR 71822, with Brother Jim Cross officiating. Burial will follow in Richmond Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to the Horn family and Horn-Nail-Haggard Funeral Home of Daingerfield. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation from 5 to 8 PM, Sunday, April 16, 2023 in the Chapel of Texarkana Funeral Home, 4801 Parkway Dr., Texarkana, AR 71854.